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Gale Virtual Reference Library: Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. This collection includes reference materials funding by the NYSL and those purchased by PHS. Elizabethan World Reference Library

Student Resources In Context Student Resources In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience combined with new features such as "Search Assist" and quick fact boxes.
World History in Context World History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

World Book Online: Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources. Good starting point for a general overview.Includes links to reviewed web sites.

Free Websites:

Absolute Shakespeare. A resource for William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre.

Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Shakespeare. Britannica’s articles and links to web sites about Shakespeare, his life, works and times.

Royal Shakespeare Company. Site of one of the foremost theatrical assembles; dedicated to keep the works of Shakespeare alive.
Shakespeare Resource Center. Originally an assignment for a class in technical writing at DePaul University. The editor, J. M. Pressley, wanted to create a site that more or less centralized the most useful links on Shakespeare around the World Wide Web.He has a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts and an M.A. in Writing, both from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He has been the designer, webmaster, and content editor of the Shakespeare Resource Center since its inception in 1999